February 1, 2017

Reminders, deadlines and events

* An additional training session has been added for those involved in editing / approving the upcoming catalog using the new CourseLeaf software. The session will be at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 27) in 124 Jabara Hall. This training is a two-hour, hands-on opportunity to learn the program and have questions answered. Register through myTraining on your myWSU homepage.

* Homecoming 2017: Paint the Town Yellow will be next week (Jan. 30-Feb. 4), and the WSU Alumni Association challenges all campus departments to show their Shocker spirit by participating in the Campus Decorations contest. Entry forms must be received by 5 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 27). Decorations must be up by Monday, Jan. 30, and should remain up for the duration of Homecoming week. To submit an entry form and see the full list of rules, go to http://www.wichita.edu/homecoming. For more information, contact Tate at 978-3828 or tate.blanton@wichita.edu.

* The Office of Human Resources is hosting a series of Financial Wellness Workshops with live presentations by local industry experts through the Employee Assistance Program. After the Holidays: Managing that Debt workshop is from 10-11:30 a.m. today (Thursday, Jan. 26) in 233 RSC. View additional details and register through myTraining in myWSU.

* Nominations are now being accepted for the President's Award for Distinguished Service for University Support Staff. The nomination form and instructions can be found at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5333. Nominations are due by tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 27).

* Do you design clothing, jewelry, accessories or sing, dance or do poetry? Come to our informational at 5 p.m. today (Thursday, Jan. 26) in 256 RSC. Come and make the annual Black Student Union (BSU) Fashion Show unforgettable. If interested, contact Khristian Jones, BSU president, at kxjones2@shockers.wichita.edu.

* Biomedical Engineering and the Graduate School are sponsoring a research seminar, "Aberrant RNA Processing Mechanisms in Cancer" at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 27) in 127 Jabara Hall. The guest speaker will be Jeremy Sanford, associate professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of California Santa Cruz.

* Nominations are now being accepted for the President's Award for Distinguished Service for Unclassified Professionals. The nomination form and instructions can be found under the Featured Links on the Unclassified Professional Senate website at http://www.wichita.edu/upsenate. Nominations are due by Monday, Jan. 30.

* A discussion on the development of an Interdisciplinary Research Team (IRT) cluster hire proposal around the topic of big data and analytics will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, in 261 RSC. Please RSVP to carol.mccall@wichita.edu.

* The College of Engineering needs volunteer judges to help with the 17th Annual Shocker Mindstorms Robotics Challenge, a competition for teams of 3rd-8th grade students on Saturday, March 11, in the Heskett Center. Trial Day is Saturday, Feb. 18. Learn more and sign up at http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5326. If you have questions, contact Mindstorms facilitator Polly Basore at polly.basore@wichita.edu.